Division of Coastal Management

Division of Coastal Management
Please click the button below to contact Division of Coastal Management staff via email or phone.
DCM Staff Contact Info
N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program
DCM will select up to 20 municipal and county governments throughout the 20 coastal counties to receive no-cost direct technical assistance services to complete Phases 1 and 2 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program.
Click here to apply! Deadline: Jan. 15, 2021
State invites contractors to apply for the RCCP
DCM is seeking professional services from qualified organizations to provide technical assistance to localities participating in Phases 1 and 2 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). A Request for Applications is now available.
Submission deadline: January 29, 2021 Selection Notices: February 2021
Division of Coastal Management Interactive Map Viewer
The DCM Interactive Map Viewer is provided as a tool to view and compare before and after images in oceanfront communities!
DCM Interactive Map Viewer
Guidance for recycling natural Christmas trees as sand fencing
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management is providing guidance to property owners, organizations and towns that plan to accept natural Christmas trees for use in dune restoration and/or beach sand fencing.
Click here for guidance!What We Do
The Division of Coastal Management works to protect, conserve and manage North Carolina's coastal resources through an integrated program of planning, permitting, education and research. DCM carries out the state's Coastal Area Management Act, the Dredge and Fill Law and the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 in the 20 coastal counties, using rules and policies of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission, known as the CRC. The division serves as staff to the CRC.
Beach & Waterfront Access
The Division of Coastal Management awards about $1 million a year in matching grants for projects to improve pedestrian access to the state's beaches and waterways. Funding for the Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program comes from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.
About Coastal North Carolina
Coastal Reserve Program
The mission of the N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve is "to promote informed management and stewardship of North Carolina’s estuarine and coastal habitats through research, education, and example."
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